I am glad I am not the only one to do this. Years ago I left the Beverly Beach campground on the Oregon coast to to into town. Meandered all through the campground and up to the highway. Entered Highway 101 and as I got up to speed there was a loud roaring noise in the back. I had left the top up on my '68 Westy, which was hinged from the front. The wind buffeting shook the dickens out of it but no damage. I made the mistake of telling my wife and I still hear about this gaff! Must be something about the Oregon coast . . . john silverman wrote: > > well, not exactly opening... > > On our recent trip down the Oregon Coast (stunningly beautiful), traffic was > bad about dinnertime so we pulled over at a viewpoint to make dinner. It > was dusk, and after a lovely dinner we did dishes, packed the food, and > started off in search of a campsite. Little did we realize, we'd forgotten > to close the top. After a few hundred yards of what seemed like excessively > windy conditions, I checked all the windows and vents, and realized that the > draft was from the back.... OH SH#*T.... > > Fortunately we hadn't gone far, and everything was AOK. > > Anotehr lesson learned... > > John > 90 syncro westy Vic > SLC -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909-8244 ext 208 Getting your share of the Net yet? http://www.cobaltgroup.com http://www.casedealer.com/demo http://www.caseihdealer.com/demo |
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